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Three poems by Ikuko Tanaka – translated by Miho Kinnas & Shelly Bryant

By Alluvium
In Poetry, Translation
3 Min read
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1. 雪の時間   深雪に埋めつくされた苅田は見知らぬ国の原 降り積んだ雪に記憶の風が 吹き寄せ吹きだまりができる 斜面ができる さらに雪が降りさらに風が吹き やがて像の耳がかたどられていった いま　おさない象が群れからはぐれたのだ はぐれた象のために 吹雪はひそかに胴体の輪郭を描いていった さらに雪は降りさらに風は吹き 胴体のつづきに長い鼻の輪郭を描いていった ああ　やっと 低い声で助けの信号を送りはじめたのだ しかし　風は吹き荒れ雪を舞い上げ やっと伸ばした鼻を消し去り 胴体を消し去り 耳のかたちひとつだけを残した 谷間の川面から吹き上げる風が ほうほうと身をよじり 象とたわむれているのだ だが　聞く耳ひとつあればいい わたしは　ふと自分の耳に触ってみる わたしの一番深いところでねむっている無数の耳 忘れている耳 はぐれたわたしの耳のために...

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Chow Teck Seng – two poems (translated by Yong Shu Hoong)

By Alluvium
In Poetry, Translation
3 Min read
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Singapore-born Chow Teck Seng writes poetry primarily in Chinese. Frequently contributing to literary journals, anthologies and the Chinese press in Singapore and abroad, he has won awards such as the Singapore Literature Prize (2014) and Golden Point Award (2009). His poems in English translation are found in & Words: Poems Singapore and Beyond (2010), Union: 15 Years of Drunken Boat, 50...

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Yong Shu Hoong – two poems (translated by Chow Teck Seng)

By Alluvium
In Poetry, Translation
3 Min read
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Yong Shu Hoong has authored one poetry chapbook, Right of the Soil (2016), as well as five poetry collections, including Frottage (2005) and The Viewing Party (2013), which won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2006 and 2014 respectively. His poems and short stories have been published in literary journals like Quarterly Literary Review Singapore and Asia Literary Review (Hong Kong), and...

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Ning Dai – ‘Lessons’ (Translated by Nyuk Fong Parker)

By Alluvium
In Literary Nonfiction, Translation
11 Min read
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Screenwriter and novelist Ning Dai was born in Tianjin, and graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1989. Her films include 找乐 (For Fun) and 警察日记 (Police Diary). In 2006 she won Best Screenplay Adaptation for 看上去很美 (Little Red Flowers) at the 43rd Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan. Nyuk Fong Parker is a literary translator based in the USA.   Lessons Throughout the course of my education from...

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Xu Zhimo – ‘Listening to a Wagner Opera’ (translated by Shelly Bryant)

By Alluvium
In Poetry, Translation
2 Min read
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The translation of this poem was originally commissioned by Lynn Pan for use in her research for her most recent book When True Love Came to China. She has generously allowed us to reprint the work at Alluvium. When True Love Came to China can be found at Amazon. Listening to a Wagner Opera by Xu Zhimo powers divine or demonic bring forth thunderous sounds, a raw howl like waves on the wild deep;...

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